Misc. | NK News
NK News Logo
December 24, 2024

Misc.

Miscellaneous information that doesn’t match other tag areas

Absence of North Korean women’s soccer team at Olympics a loss for diplomacy

Absence of North Korean women’s soccer team at Olympics a loss for diplomacy

Sports diplomacy advocates lament loss of key opportunity for engagement with North Korea as Summer Games begin Friday

Absence of North Korean women’s soccer team at Olympics a loss for diplomacy
Chaewon Chung
Chaewon Chung July 23, 2021
Overtaxed cell network and shoddy construction pose risks in North Korea
NK PRO

Overtaxed cell network and shoddy construction pose risks in North Korea

Poor infrastructure is a potential obstacle to humanitarian work, but the country's people could contribute in a crisis

Overtaxed cell network and shoddy construction pose risks in North Korea
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll July 21, 2021
Power, fuel, and roads: North Korea’s severe infrastructure risks
NK PRO

Power, fuel, and roads: North Korea’s severe infrastructure risks

Problems in electricity, fuel supply, poor roads and antiquated vehicles could complicate future humanitarian operations

Power, fuel, and roads: North Korea’s severe infrastructure risks
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll July 20, 2021
Pop-aganda: North Korean accordionists cover Norway’s greatest hits

Pop-aganda: North Korean accordionists cover Norway’s greatest hits

An interview with Morten Traavik on his new vinyl album expanding musical collaboration with the DPRK

Pop-aganda: North Korean accordionists cover Norway’s greatest hits
Bryan Betts
Bryan Betts July 19, 2021
How North Korea’s poor infrastructure could compound devastation in a disaster
NK PRO

How North Korea’s poor infrastructure could compound devastation in a disaster

Problems in water supply, food security, health care and agriculture could complicate future humanitarian operations

How North Korea’s poor infrastructure could compound devastation in a disaster
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll July 19, 2021
North Korea tells WHO it has no COVID cases after testing additional 696 people

North Korea tells WHO it has no COVID cases after testing additional 696 people

Total tested surpasses 33,000 as country reports shortage of medicine and health personnel to U.N.

North Korea tells WHO it has no COVID cases after testing additional 696 people
Bryan Betts
Bryan Betts July 19, 2021
Widespread deforestation threatens to leave North Korea buried in the pines

Widespread deforestation threatens to leave North Korea buried in the pines

Illegal logging and Chinese timber demand have devastated DPRK forests, posing a possible threat to the regime

Widespread deforestation threatens to leave North Korea buried in the pines
Andrea Valentino
Andrea Valentino July 19, 2021
Sinuiju, North Korea’s most popular destination at the Chinese border

Sinuiju, North Korea’s most popular destination at the Chinese border

The feeling of crossing the bridge by train from China for the first time is a truly unforgettable experience

Sinuiju, North Korea’s most popular destination at the Chinese border
Gareth Johnson
Gareth Johnson July 16, 2021
North Korea again self-reports no COVID-19 as number tested exceeds 32,000

North Korea again self-reports no COVID-19 as number tested exceeds 32,000

DPRK says it tested an additional 718 people as Seoul think tank says Pyongyang has rejected AstraZeneca vaccines

North Korea again self-reports no COVID-19 as number tested exceeds 32,000
Bryan Betts
Bryan Betts July 12, 2021
In Kim Jong Un’s speeches, Marx returns to North Korea

In Kim Jong Un’s speeches, Marx returns to North Korea

Reappearance of communism in country's discourse suggests regime's loss of ideological control due to pandemic

In Kim Jong Un’s speeches, Marx returns to North Korea
Benjamin R. Young
Benjamin R. Young July 7, 2021
1 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 124